Out Now 640: The Smashing Machine

This week’s Out Now with Aaron and Abe is re-entering and exiting the grid. Aaron and Abe are joined by Screen Rant’s Todd Gilchrist and CNET’s Aaron Pruner to go over Tron: Ares. Hear what this group has to say about the third entry/soft reboot of the computer tech-oriented sci-fi franchise. Plus, there’s plenty of time for other movie chatter, thoughts on new previews, games, and listener comments. Tune in for Out Now Quickies™ (3:40), Trailer Talk for The Mandalorian and Grogu (14:05), the main review (24:15), Games (1:27:15), and Out Now Feedback (1:39:40). So now, if you've got an hour or so to kill… Get yourself a free audiobook and help out the show at AudibleTrial.com/OutNowPodcast! Follow all of us on Twitter/Bluesky: @Outnow_Podcast, @AaronsPS4, @WalrusMoose, @MTGilchrist Check out all of our sites, podcasts, and blogs:  TheCodeIsZeek.substack.com, Why So Blu?, We Live Entertainment, Screen Rant, CNET Read Aaron’s review for Tron: Ares Read Aaron Pruner’s review for Tron: Ares Read Todd’s review for Tron: Ares VR Troopers Trailer Talk: The Mandalorian and Grogu Next Week: Black Phone 2

The Out Now with Aaron and Abe horror specials for 2025 continue, with the guys delving into some firsts. More specifically, The Brandon Peters Show’s Brandon Peters and Movies, Films & Flix’s Mark Hofmeyer join Aaron and Abe to cover several first-time horror watches. Each member of the group has chosen several horror films they have been meaning to watch for years, and have now finally been able to cross them off the list. Learn what these guys thought of a variety of horror films, ranging from creature features to Japanese ghost stories to splatter flicks to vampire films, and even a musical. So now, if you've got an hour or so to kill… Get yourself a free audiobook and help out the show at AudibleTrial.com/OutNowPodcast! Follow all of us on Twitter: @Outnow_Podcast, @AaronsPS4, @WalrusMoose, @Brandon4KUHD, @MHofmeyer Check out all of our sites, podcasts, and blogs:  TheCodeIsZeek.substack.com, Why So Blu?, We Live Entertainment, The Brandon Peters Show, Movies Films & Flix, Deep Blue Sea: The Podcast Next Week: Top 5 V/H/S Segments Check Out All of Our Horror Specials. Every Film Mentioned: Eyes Without a Face, Eaten Alive, Onibaba, Wrong Turn, Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, Wrong Turn (2021), Antropophagus, Absurd, Audition, The Changeling, Shock Treatment, Peeping Tom, Eraserhead, The Tingler, I Walked with A Zombie, Vampyr, Ganja & Hess, Grizzly, Messiah of Evil

This week’s Out Now with Aaron and Abe is taking it to the mat. Aaron and Abe are joined by critic Luke Y. Thompson to discuss The Smashing Machine, starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt. Hear what this group has to say about the Benny Safdie-directed biopic about former MMA/UFC champion Mark Kerr. Plus, there’s plenty of time for other movie chatter, thoughts on new previews, games, and listener comments. Tune in for Out Now Quickies™ (10:55), Trailer Talk for Marty Supreme (35:38), the main review (42:48), Games (1:26:32), and Out Now Feedback (1:35:26). So now, if you've got an hour or so to kill… Get yourself a free audiobook and help out the show at AudibleTrial.com/OutNowPodcast! Follow all of us on Twitter/Bluesky: @Outnow_Podcast, @AaronsPS4, @WalrusMoose, @LYTRules Check out all of our sites, podcasts, and blogs:  TheCodeIsZeek.substack.com, Why So Blu?, We Live Entertainment, Mortal Thoughts Read Aaron’s review for Smashing Machine Next Week: Tron: Ares

The Out Now with Aaron and Abe horror specials are back for 2025, and the guys are kicking things off by looking at horror flicks focused on major scope, sizable ideas, and anything they’d consider epic. The Brandon Peters Show’s Brandon Peters joins Aaron and Abe to go over their picks for films they think properly represent horror epics. Listen in to enjoy hearing about how they define an epic, only to go through several films each, with differing forms of logic as to how they arrived at placing them under this specific category. It’s all in good fun and features plenty of references to even more films, horror trivia, and the occasional tangent. So now, if you've got an hour or so to kill… Get yourself a free audiobook and help out the show at AudibleTrial.com/OutNowPodcast! Follow all of us on Twitter: @Outnow_Podcast, @AaronsPS4, @WalrusMoose, @Brandon4KUHD Check out all of our sites, podcasts, and blogs:  TheCodeIsZeek.substack.com, Why So Blu?, We Live Entertainment, The Brandon Peters Show Next Week: First Time Horror Watches Check Out All of Our Horror Specials. Every Film Mentioned: The Blair Witch Project, Dracula (1979), The Shining, Candyman, Candyman (2021), Scream 2, Terrifier 2, Midsommar, Goosebumps, Pan’s Labyrinth, Zodiac, Manhunter, Lifeforce, Kwaidan, ParaNorman, Deep Red, Suspiria (2018), Army of Darkness

This week’s Out Now with Aaron and Abe will not be televised. Aaron is joined by Ember Productions’ Maxwell Haddad and The Mendez Movie Report’s Luis A. Mendez to discuss Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another. Hear what this group has to say about the epic action thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Plus, there’s plenty of time for other movie chatter, thoughts on new previews, games, and listener comments. Tune in for Out Now Quickies™ (5:17), Trailer Talk for The Bride (24:45), the main review (30:33), Games (1:52:50), and Out Now Feedback (2:01:23). So now, if you've got an hour or so to kill… Get yourself a free audiobook and help out the show at AudibleTrial.com/OutNowPodcast! Follow all of us on Twitter/Bluesky: @Outnow_Podcast, @AaronsPS4, @WalrusMoose, @Cinemaxwell, @MendezMovieRPT Check out all of our sites, podcasts, and blogs:  TheCodeIsZeek.substack.com, Why So Blu?, We Live Entertainment, The Mendez Movie Report, Ember Productions Read Aaron’s review for One Battle After Another Read Luis’ review for One Battle After Another Next Week: The Smashing Machine

This month’s Out Now with Aaron and Abe commentary is just trying to keep things easy. The Brandon Peters Show’s Brandon Peters and Movies, Films & Flix’s Mark Hofmeyer join Aaron to discuss Devil in a Blue Dress, directed by Carl Franklin, and starring Denzel Washington. Listen in to hear the group discuss the neo-noir mystery that should have led to an entire series of films. Plus, there are many stories about the film related to Washington’s stardom, the electric supporting work of Don Cheadle, the film’s reception, tangents related to other movies, and so much more. So now, if you’ve got an hour to kill… Get yourself a free audiobook and help out the show at AudibleTrial.com/OutNowPodcast! Follow all of us on Twitter/Bluesky: @Outnow_Podcast, @AaronsPS4, @WalrusMoose, @MHofmeyer, @Brandon4KUHD Check out all of our sites and blogs:  The Code Is Zeek, Why So Blu?, The Brandon Peters Show, Movies, Films & Flix, Deep Blue Sea the Pod Watch the trailer for Devil in a Blue Dress.

This week’s Out Now with Aaron and Abe  wants to know what you're willing to sacrifice. Aaron and Abe spend the first half of this special "live" episode discussing new trailers and the football-focused social thriller Him, starring Marlon Wayans and Tyriq Withers. Later, the guys are joined by the SF Chronicle's Zaki Hasan for games, quickies, feedback and more. Tune in for Trailer Talk for Anaconda (3:46) and The Housemaid (7:16), the main review (11:05), Games (39:15), Out Now Quickies™ (47:32), and Out Now Feedback (1:06:38). So now, if you've got an hour or so to kill… Get yourself a free audiobook and help out the show at AudibleTrial.com/OutNowPodcast! Follow all of us on Twitter/Bluesky: @Outnow_Podcast, @AaronsPS4, @WalrusMoose, @ZakisCorner Check out all of our sites, podcasts, and blogs:  TheCodeIsZeek.substack.com, Why So Blu?, We Live Entertainment, The MovieFilm Podcast Read Aaron’s review for Him Next Week: One Battle After Another

This week’s Out Now with Aaron and Abe makes it clear that walking is our game, but silly is still in our name. Why So Blu’s Jordan Grout joins the guys to discuss The Long Walk, adapted from the Stephen King novel. Find out how this group felt about this thriller from director Francis Lawrence, starring Cooper Hoffman and David Jonsson. Plus, there’s plenty of time for other movie chatter, trailer talk, games, and listener thoughts. Tune in for Out Now Quickies™ (8:13), Trailer Talk for Bugonia (24:59), the main review (34:38), Games (1:09:28), and Out Now Feedback (1:21:58). So now, if you've got an hour or so to kill… Get yourself a free audiobook and help out the show at AudibleTrial.com/OutNowPodcast! Follow all of us on Twitter/Bluesky: @Outnow_Podcast, @AaronsPS4, @WalrusMoose Check out all of our sites, podcasts, and blogs:  TheCodeIsZeek.substack.com, Why So Blu?, We Live Entertainment Read Aaron’s review for The Long Walk Next Week: HIM

This bonus Out Now with Aaron & Abe wants to look behind the action. Recently at the Big Bad Film Fest, Aaron was able to connect with action director Steven C. Miller, who just released his latest effort, Under Fire, starring Dylan Sprouse and Mason Gooding. Listen in to this special interview episode, where Aaron asks director Miller all sorts of questions about the production, action filmmaking in general, and more. Plenty to learn about filmmaking from Miller’s perspective, and lots to enjoy in general about these two’s conversation. So now, if you've got an hour or so to kill… Get yourself a free audiobook and help out the show at AudibleTrial.com/OutNowPodcast! Follow all of us on Twitter/Bluesky: @Outnow_Podcast, @AaronsPS4, @WalrusMoose, @StevenCMiller Check out all of our sites, podcasts, and blogs:  TheCodeIsZeek.substack.com, Why So Blu?, We Live Entertainment, The Steven C Miller Check out the trailer for Under Fire Check out Aaron’s coverage of the Big Bad Film Fest. Next Week’s Show: The Long Walk

This week’s Out Now with Aaron and Abe features one last exorcism aboard the mothership. The Outside Scoop’s Scott Mendelson joins Aaron and Abe to talk all about The Conjuring: Last Rights, the final entry in the supernatural cinematic universe. Find out how this trio responded to director Michael Chaves and producer James Wan’s supposed final go-round with Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as Ed and Lorraine Warren. Plus, there’s plenty of time for other movie chatter, trailer talk, games, and listener thoughts. Tune in for some Box Office Talk (7:45), Out Now Quickies™ (17:13), Aaron’s thoughts on SneakerCon LA (40:30) and Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights (46:13). Plus, Trailer Talk for 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (1:00:00), the main review (1:11:45), Games (2:02:10), and Out Now Feedback (2:20:20). So now, if you've got an hour or so to kill… Get yourself a free audiobook and help out the show at AudibleTrial.com/OutNowPodcast! Follow all of us on Twitter/Bluesky: @Outnow_Podcast, @AaronsPS4, @WalrusMoose, @ScottMendelson Check out all of our sites, podcasts, and blogs:  TheCodeIsZeek.substack.com, Why So Blu?, We Live Entertainment, The Outside Scoop Read Aaron’s review for The Conjuring: Last Rites Read Scott’s review for The Conjuring: Last Rites Check out Aaron’s interviews with The Conjuring Cast & Crew Next Week: The Long Walk